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C. E. MARLOW BOTTLE CASE.

No. 446,122. Patented Feb. 10,1891.

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OLAUD E. MAR LOIV, OF COLORADO, TEXAS.

' BOTTLE-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,122, dated February 10, 1891.

Application filed August 4,1890.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OLAUD E. MARLOW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Colorado, in the county of Mitchell and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Bottle=0ase, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bottle-cases for soda-water, beer, ale, and all bottled goods; and the object of my improvements is to provide a strong, clean, and durable case by a combination of wood or metal and wire. I attain these objects by mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top view of the bottle-case with parts of the bottle-holding diaphragm broken away to show the construction. Fig. 2 is an end View, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section, with similar parts broken away for the same purpose.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the three views.

The main frame of the case is formed of vertical sides a CL and vertical ends 1) b, together with three longitudinal bottom slats c c 0, two at the sides and one in the center, all as shown. There are also extra crosspieces set edgewise over the bottom slats d (Z (Z, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. These parts of the frame may be first nailed or screwed together in the usual way. As a strengthening re-enforcement, a wire 6 6 passes around each end of the box in a groove, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and its course by dotted line in Fig. 2, being held up to the ends I) b in the space between slats c c c by ordinary staples f f. (See Fig. 2

Horizontally around the inside of thebox passes awire g, held by staples driven in side and end pieces of the frame, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and parallel therewith, justabove cross-pieces cl (Z (Z, passes another wire 71, held in place by staples same as wire g. Passing around top wire g are wires 2', which are woven so as to leave round spaces Z of a size to exactly hold the main body of the bot- Serial No. 360,955. (No model.)

tle X. (Shown in Fig. Passing similarly around the bottom wire it are other wires 75, which are woven into smaller meshes, leaving spaces m for the reception of the neck of the bottle X. The wires used may be galvanized metal. I have shown spaces for two dozen bottles, though it is evident I may vary the proportions at will. The re-enforcing wires 6 e at the ends and the wires g and h, with the bottle-lioldin g wires woven around them, make the box exceedingly strong, leaving it at the same time very light and easily handled.

The important feature of my device is this: The diaphragms for holding the necks and bodies of the bottles being made of wire woven and twisted together, insteadof straight longitudinal and cross strips, the bottles are supported continuously around and cannot distend the sides of the places in which they are put, these places being circular in form and not rectangular. A bottle placed in the case is held securely whether it is alone or the case is full.

The horizontal bottle-holding diaphragms, instead of being made of round wire, maybe of fiat band metal, if preferred.

The nails fastening the sides to the ends and the slats on the bottom are to be driven in the bottom of the grooves for the wire encircling the ends. The wire also being placed in grooves and not out upon the surface,both nails and wires are protected from tearing out I in rough handling.

hat I claim is- In a bottle-holding case or box, the combination, with inner encircling horizontal Wires, of body and neck holding diaphragms constructed of metal bands or wires woven around the encircling wires and woven or twisted together to form circular supports for the bodies and necks of the bottles, substantially as described and set forth.

CLAUD E. MARLOW.

Witnesses:

PETER E. REA, TILGHMAN GRAHAM. 

